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Landlords - try ringing your agency as a prospective tenant
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We are attempting to rent in the Barnstaple area - we have sold our house, completion is at the end of the month and we plan to rent for 6 months as we will be new to Devon and want to take our time deciding where to live.
We have been surprised at how disinterested rental agencies are - we are serious potential business but have to work really hard to get info out of the agencies. If I were a landlord I would be fed up at the low level of salesmanship on my property!
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We have been surprised at how disinterested rental agencies are - we are serious potential business but have to work really hard to get info out of the agencies. If I were a landlord I would be fed up at the low level of salesmanship on my property!
cheers
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September GC £251.21/£250 October £248.82/£250 January £159.53/£200
September GC £251.21/£250 October £248.82/£250 January £159.53/£200
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So whats new!!0
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Part of the problem may be that tenancies in that area are more readily available during the winter months but why bother with a letting agency at all?
Put out your own "wanted" adverts and flyers and post up on Gumtree, Letalife, Vivastreet etc. Check whether there is a contact for a local LL association and find yourself a LL who self-manages ( tends to cut out all those exorbitant fees that LAs like to charge)0 -
you could also contact your local council and ask for a list of Accredited Landlords - who (as well as being vetted by the council) wont charge you as much as agencies do.....0
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Thanks all. Our problem is we live in Essex and want to move to Devon - so we can't be on the spot for DIY rental hunting, especially while packing up our home here and working our notice!
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